Airports / New Zealand / NPE
Hawke's Bay Airport
NZNR / NPENapier, New ZealandELEV 6 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wairoa Airport (WIR).
Overview
Located in Napier, New Zealand, Hawke's Bay Airport (NZNR / NPE) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 6 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Skyline Aviation New Zealand (Air Ambulance Service) is based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Wairoa Airport (WIR, 37 nm), Taupo Airport (TUO, 57 nm), and Gisborne Airport (GIS, 71 nm).
Charter pricing from NPE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Napier.
Field capability
ICAO
NZNR
IATA
NPE
FAA / Local
NZNR
Elevation
6 ft
Coordinates
39.4658° S · 176.8700° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs New Zealand fields
state range 4–2,153 ft
At 6 ft, NPE sits lower than 92% of the 38 New Zealand fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 37nmWIRWairoa AirportWairoa
- 57nmTUOTaupo AirportTaupo
- 71nmGISGisborne AirportGisborne
- 77nmPMRPalmerston North AirportPalmerston North
- 82nmOHARNZAF Base Ohakea
- 85nmROTRotorua Regional AirportRotorua
Location
Open the full mapNZNR · Hawke's Bay Airport · Napier, New Zealand